Bohdan Bociurkiw Memorial Lecture. Andrii Krawchuk "The Impact of Russia’s Intervention in Ukraine on Muslim, Jewish, and Baptist Communities"
The religious dimension of Russia’s war on Ukraine is significant but, as opposed to political, economic, and military factors, largely neglected. It includes the divisive effects of the war and of policies introduced by occupation authorities on religious communities. But those communities have not been only passive observers and victims: they have demonstrated a capacity for active agency. A comprehensive account of the religious dimension of the war must take account of their critical and reflective responses to polarizing forces in society, as well as their adaptability, survival skills, and committed social engagement. The lecture will outline the war's impact on Muslims, Jews, and Baptists of Ukraine and their responses, and then compare and assess those responses, adaptations, and self-reflection. Andrii Krawchuk is professor of religious studies and past president of the University of Sudbury (2004–9). He is the author of Christian Social Ethics in Ukraine: The Legacy of Andrei Sheptytsky (Edmonton and Toronto, 1997) and co-editor, with Thomas Bremer, of Eastern Orthodox Encounters of Identity and Otherness: Values, Self-Reflection, Dialogue (New York, 2014). He has also edited numerous other documentary collections on religion, society, and ethics in Eastern Europe. He serves as vice-president of the International Council for Central and East European Studies and is a member of the Religion in Europe Group (American Academy of Religion) and of the Executive Committee of the Canadian Association of Slavists. His current research deals with interreligious dialogue and intercultural ethics in the wake of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict.
Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies published via YouTube.com
The Mechanics of Building the First Catholic University on the Territory of the Former Soviet Union
Christianity
Education
Modern Ukraine
CIUS seminar audio. On November 23, 2007, Rev. Borys Gudziak of Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, gave the annual Bohdan Bociurkiw Memorial Lecture on the topic: “The Mechanics of Building the First Catholic University on the Territory of the Former Soviet Union.” Found in CIUS Newsletter 2008
CIUS
Borys Gudziak
Ministers of Righteousness? Greek Catholic Clergymen and Poles and Jews during World War II
Ukrainian Catholic Identity
Polish-Ukrainian Relations
Jews in Ukraine
World War II
Each year, the Program on Religion and Culture.hosts the Bohdan Bociurkiw Memorial Lecture. This year’s lecture, held on 6 December 2012, was given by Marco Carynnyk, who spoke on the topic, “Ministers of Righteousness? Greek Catholic Clergymen and Poles and Jews during World War II.” Found in CIUS Newsletter 2013
Marco Carynnyk
Commemorating the Christianization of Kyivan Rus', 1888-2013
Kyievan Rus'
This was an active year for public lectures organized by the Program on Religion and Culture. The annual Bohdan Bociurkiw Memorial Lecture was held on 19 September 2013 as a small symposium on the topic, “Commemorating the Christianization of Kyivan Rus', 1888-2013.” Professor Viktor Yelensky, a leading Ukrainian sociologist of religion from the Ukrainian Catholic University (Lviv) and the Drahomanov National Pedagogical University (Kyiv), spoke on “Religion and Politics: The Significance of the Ukrainian Commemoration of the 1025th Anniversary of the Christianization of Rus'.” The director of the program, Heather Coleman, spoke on the subject “Making a National Saint in the Southwest Borderland: St. Volodymyr, Local History, and the First Celebration of the Christianization of Rus' in Kyiv in 1888.” Professor Yelensky's visit was part of a larger speaking tour of Edmonton, Calgary, and Toronto, sponsored by CIUS, together with the Calgary Friends of the Ukrainian Catholic University, the Ukrainian Canadian Professional and Business Association of Calgary, the Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation, and the St. Volodymyr Brotherhood in Toronto. Heather Coleman speaks at 6:45. Viktor Yelensky speaks at 48:35.
Heather Coleman, Viktor Yelensky